Inpatient medical admissions
The booking for your hospital stay will be made through your doctor's rooms, or as a referral directly from another hospital.
Complete admission paperwork
If you have a planned admission, you will receive admission paperwork from your doctor's rooms. Please ensure you complete the forms and return them to North West Private Hospital either in person or via post.
Please ensure your admission paperwork is returned at least one week prior to your scheduled admission. This is important so that we can confirm your hospital booking.
Confirm costs and insurance coverage
After the receipt of your admission form, we will conduct a health fund check on your behalf and we will notify you of any expected out of pocket expenses.
Our staff are happy to answer any questions you may have about costs and insurance coverage.
It is also recommended that you check with your health fund directly if you have any questions about your level of cover or any concerns.
For further information see:
Admission confirmation
For scheduled admissions, we will contact you 1-2 days prior to inform you of your scheduled arrival date, time and procedural information.
What to bring to hospital
Please remember to bring the following to hospital (if relevant to you):
- Health care card
- Pensioner concession card
- Pharmaceutical safety net card
- Health fund membership card
- Veterans' Affairs card
- Workers' Compensation claim/s agent details and approval letter
- Third party/accident details
- All medication currently being taken, in original packaging
- A list of all medications from your GP (preferably typed)
- All medication repeat prescriptions
- All relevant x-rays/scans
- Notes, letters and/or reports from your doctor
- Copies of legal documents:
- Medical decisions
- Enduring Power of Attorney (Financial)
- Enduring Power of Guardianship (Personal Decisions)
- Advanced Care Directive
- Sleepwear/night attire/dressing gown (if staying overnight)
- Slippers (non-slip) or comfortable shoes
- Toiletries (if staying overnight)
- Reading material
- Spectacles and case
- Pen and notepaper
- Small amount of cash
- Credit card (if required)
- Mobility/walking aid (if used)
- CPAP (if required)
Valuables
We strongly recommend that you do not bring the following items with you, as the hospital does not accept responsibility for loss or damage to personal property:
- Jewellery
- Large sums of money
- Other valuables
On arrival
On the day of your admission, ensure you arrive to hospital at the time designated by our admissions staff or your doctor. On arrival, please register at reception. You will then be shown to your room.
Medication
On admission to hospital, you’ll be asked about the medications you are currently taking, and whether you have had any unexpected reactions or allergies to medications in the past. If so, these will be noted on your medication chart.